Peter Moren of Peter, Bjorn and John

Tuesday, April 29

The frigid, dark abyss of their homeland, Sweden, cant keep the folk-pop trio Peter Bjorn & John from producing happy-go-lucky songs that merely allude to their special, Nordic bleakness. Even when ol Petes (thats Peter Moren to you) real low in the snow, moaning about endings in Lets Call it Off (from06s Writers Block), his pals prop him up with some hand-claps and fun-strumming. Its so sweet I get goose bumpsand it aint the subzero temps! But I digress. Lead singer Pete (well, I feel like I know him) has dropped a solo album, The Last Tycoon, the title of which is taken from a novel by an equally depressed scribbler, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Listen: Petes gonna bring his Dylanhead, you bring the coats and tissues. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 8 p.m. $15. KEVIN CAPP